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Using county data, Huron freshman creates COVID-19 dashboard to help viewers quickly visualize the curve

April 3, 2020 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Huron High School freshman Armaan Kamat has created a COVID-19 dashboard for Washtenaw County that includes daily graphs of the total number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and new cases […]

`We miss you': Allen Elementary teacher creates video full of staff greetings for students

March 27, 2020 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Last week, some Allen Elementary teachers saw a Facebook post about how some teachers in a different state had driven their cars together through the neighborhoods of their students in […]

`This isn't going to happen tomorrow—and then it did.'

March 18, 2020 AAPS News Editor

How the AAPS technology department is maintaining access, ability, and connection on such short notice By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor The AAPS technology department has been working harder than ever this past week to […]

Carpenter celebrates National Reading Month in a big way

March 12, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Reading is the word of the month across the district The Million Minute Challenge is just one of the many ways Carpenter Elementary is celebrating National Reading Month in March. For instance, Principal Michael Johnson […]

3 questions for: Carys Aherne RE the Scarlett Nation Podcast

March 12, 2020 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Carys Aherne loves the convenience of listening to podcasts about Broadway and musical theatre on her phone. As head of the Scarlett Student Council’s four-member News Crew, she had […]

Pattengill chooses book for all-school read that was—surprise!—written by a Pattengill alum

March 9, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Skype call among Pumas includes author tips, memories By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor When the Pattengill Elementary Building Support Team got together to choose the one book that all 255 students would read as […]

Jason Treece teaches art at Slauson Middle School

3 questions for … Jason Treece, Slauson Middle School art teacher

March 6, 2020 AAPS News Editor

Why is Jason Treece proud to say he teaches art in Ann Arbor Public Schools? By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor During Youth Art Month in downtown Ann Arbor, Jason Treece—an art teacher at Slauson […]

Huron High School's Rhythm Rats Jazz Band to compete in Swing Central Jazz Competition during spring break

March 6, 2020 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor The 28 member Huron High School’s Rhythm Rats Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of Robert Ash, has been selected as one of 12 bands in the nation to compete in the […]

Community High students enjoy their new cafe at grand opening

February 28, 2020 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Until recently, Community High School students who wanted to relax and chow down in the school cafeteria were out of luck. There was no cafeteria. That’s all changed now […]

Jonathan Cook, Huron High School business, technology, and cybersecurity teacher

February 25, 2020 AAPS News Editor

By Jo Mathis/AAPS District News Editor Raised in Dexter, Jonathan Cook is one of five children of Rodger and Linda Cook, a machinist and elementary school teacher, respectively. Cook graduated with a bachelor’s in business […]